ReCell In The News 2023
| December 22, 2023 Chicago area researchers study ways to recycle used batteries CBS2 Every day, many of us unplug and rely on batteries. They are critical. CBS 2’s Joe Donlon got a rare look inside a facility in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, where researchers from Argonne National Lab study what happens to those batteries when we’re done with them. |
| November 29, 2023 Greener solution powers new method for lithium-ion battery recycling Oak Ridge National Laboratory Used lithium-ion batteries from cell phones, laptops and a growing number of electric vehicles are piling up, but options for recycling them remain limited mostly to burning or chemically dissolving shredded batteries. The current state of the art methods can pose environmental challenges and be difficult to make economical at the industrial scale. |
| November 15, 2023 How Recycling Batteries Could Help Us Keep Up with the Decarbonization Race National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Maybe you toss your spent batteries into a jar on your kitchen counter. Or maybe it is a corner of a junk drawer that slowly accumulates AA and D cells after your TV remotes, smoke alarms, and clocks drain their power. And maybe, if you are especially concerned about chemicals leaching into water supplies or trash fires, you are one of the few who sends these dormant metals to a recycling center. |
| October 26, 2023 How Are EV Batteries (Actually) Recycled? CleanTechnica Electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling is crucial to a sustainable, electrified transportation system. A substantial portion of key minerals for electrifying could come from recycled batteries by 2050, dramatically reducing the need for new mining. But how those batteries are recycled can make a big difference—we must use recycling processes with high mineral recovery rates and lower environmental impact. In this blog post, I’ll explain different ways to recycle batteries and why getting it right is essential. |
| October 18, 2023 New Collaboration Balances Sustainability and Profitability of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) In our pursuit of sustainable energy solutions, the environmental and supply chain impacts of the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles should not be overlooked. While researchers around the world are determined to increase the lifetime value of batteries with breakthrough designs, recycling techniques, and reuse applications, these technological advancements may have unintended consequences elsewhere in the battery life cycle. |
| October 1, 2023 The Importance of Understanding and Managing Lithium-ion Batteries Correctly Zelosos por Buenas Renovables Lithium-ion batteries are the crucial source of energy for electric vehicles (EVs). However, questions have been raised about their composition, disposal methods, lifespan, and the development of cleaner alternatives. |
| September 22, 2023 EV Mythbusting: EV Batteries Aren’t Actually Green Clean Fleet Report We’ve all heard the calls reporting the imminent danger we face from a changing climate. Hundreds of scientific studies indicate that unless we as a global society lessen our environmental impact substantially in the coming decade our world may no longer be quite as hospitable. There are many, many things that we can do to address some of these concerns, one of the most impactful is to lessen our carbon emissions in the transportation sector. |
| September 21, 2023 DOE – $2M to 8 Projects to Advance Li-ion Battery Recycling and Remanufacturing Batteries News The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) has allocated $2 million to propel advancements in lithium-ion battery (LIB) component remanufacturing, repurposing and reuse by funding eight groundbreaking projects over a one-year performance period. Administered through the ReCell Center at Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne), these initiatives are set to address the imminent challenge of over two million tons of Li-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap that is expected to flood the market within the coming decade. |
| September 19, 2023 Funding Selections: FY23 AMMTO Recycling-Remanufacturing Lab Call U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) has allocated $2 million to propel advancements in lithium-ion battery (LIB) component remanufacturing, repurposing and reuse by funding eight groundbreaking projects over a one-year performance period. Administered through the ReCell Center at Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne), these initiatives are set to address the imminent challenge of over two million tons of Li-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap that is expected to flood the market within the coming decade. |
| August 16, 2023 ECS announces 2023-2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship recipients Green Car Congress Yaocai Bai and Yuzhang Li have received the 2023–2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowships for projects in green energy technology. The fellowship program is a partnership between The Electrochemical Society (ECS) and the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), a division of Toyota North America’s (TMNA) Advanced Mobility R&D. |
| July 27, 2023 The Complete Guide to EV Battery Recycling Techniques EnergyCentral Electric cars have been hailed as the future of personal transportation, but one glaring issue stands in the way — a lack of EV battery recycling capabilities. |
| June 7, 2023 DOE Invests $2 Million to Advance Li-Ion Battery Recycling and Remanufacturing Technologies U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) today announced $2 million for the rejuvenation, recycling, and reuse of Lithium-ion battery programs, administered through the ReCell Center located at Argonne National Laboratory. |
| May 23, 2023 Multi-million investment into US battery research Recycling International The Argonne National Laboratory has received US$ 3.5 million (EUR 3.2 million) from the US government to help accelerate sustainable battery production in America. |
| May 17, 2023 Beyond batteries: How scientists at Argonne National Laboratory are improving the future of clean energy WGN9 Efforts are underway to clean up our atmosphere, from high-powered EV chargers to carbon-neutral aviation fuel. Scientists in Chicago area are focused on decarbonizing our planet and they’re working at unprecedented speeds. |
| May 5, 2023 A New Look At The EV Supply Chain As Battery-Powered Cars Hit The Roads En Masse CleanTechnica In a series of new reports, researchers at Argonne have tracked and analyzed new investments in electric vehicle production. |
| April 20, 2023 How to Ensure a Sustainable Future for Electric School Bus Batteries World Resources Institute Support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s $5 billion Clean School Bus Program in 2022 led to electric school bus purchases in every state in the nation and has put significant momentum behind electric school bus adoption nationwide. |
| March 27, 2023 Why should we be recycling our EV batteries? MOVEMNT When an electric vehicle battery reaches the end of its life, this doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road for the battery. The rise in demand for electric vehicles and other various electronic products means that consumers usually dispose of their electronic products with normal household waste. |
| March 16, 2023 Battery recycling is key to a clean future The Hill Battery recycling has become an important issue in the United States, and recent efforts by the federal government, private industry and academia suggest that the country is quickly making batteries more easily recycled, reused and kept out of landfills. |
| February 22, 2023 This EV battery recycling plant in Ohio is planning a huge expansion Canary Media Bolstered by federal funds, Cirba Solutions is growing fast to meet rising demand for recycled metals and minerals. Canary Media gets a firsthand look. |
| February 9, 2023 Why Recycling is Essential to the Battery Business Design News Battery materials don’t go away; they just change form—and with battery recycling, those forms remain useful. |
| January 31, 2023 Powering the Future: NREL Research Finds Opportunities for Breakthrough Battery Designs Manufacturing Tomorrow Using ultramodern capabilities and world-class laboratory facilities, NREL’s energy storage researchers continue to push battery boundaries with materials development, thermal management, diagnostics, and modeling. |
| January 26, 2023 EV Battery Recycling Needs Innovation Fender Bender Between full battery-electric and hybrid plug-in variations, there were around 7.2 million electric vehicles on the road globally in 2019, up from a measly 20,000 in 2010, according to the International Energy Agency, with the U.S. accounting for around 1.5 million. |
